July 2007 saw a smoking ban introduced in the UK with the previous Government promising a review in Autumn 2010. Recently, the newly formed coalition Government has scrapped the smoking ban review much to the discontent of many club and pub owners. When it was introduced in 2007, all workplaces were required by law to [...]

With the Christmas period fast approaching many companies will be taking on extra staff to help with various operations within their company, jobs like manufacturing, sorting, cleaning or even delivering, with many temporary (temp) workers only being required to work for an average of four to five weeks do they have any rights within that [...]

This week saw the temperature fall to the lowest so far this year, with the temperature falling this can only mean one thing, (well apart from Halloween, bonfire night and the imminent arrival of Christmas) winter is here. Many construction, maintenance and engineering workers are required to work outdoors, so as an employer there are [...]

Its official, from April 2008 till March 2009 Britain is now one of the safest places to work in the EU. Statistics just released have shown that less people have been killed or been off work from work related injuries or ill heath than in previous years. Last year in Scotland, England and Wales just [...]

Over the last year or so the main talking topic in most pubs is the state of the economy and everyday on the news there more companies struggling to stay afloat. We hear about people losing their jobs and money being extremely tight in most households. People who would normally be moving to new homes [...]

An article published in The Times, titled, “School lab health and safety rules could stop future scientists” puts the finger of blame at the feet of the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) for banning lab experiments in schools and thus putting the future of young people getting involved with science in jeopardy. Pupils are invited [...]

With the influx of migrant workers in the UK the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have just announced their latest campaign; they are hoping to inform all the Polish construction workers in the City of London about the Health and Safety Regulations of the Country. Philip White, HSE’s Chief Inspector of Construction admits that many [...]

During the month of September several wildlife and open farm centres in the UK have had to close their doors to the public due to the fear of an Escherichia Coli (E-coli) breakout. E-Coli 0157 are bacteria which is found in the gut of most animals from cattle to sheep to wild birds and even [...]

Most modern companies have employees that use company vehicles, whether it is sales representatives, delivery drivers or employees using company cars and bikes to get from one place to another. Companies have much more than a legal responsibility to ensure that all their vehicles are road worthy and legal, that just doesn’t mean that they [...]

When we mention health and safety we automatically think about legislation and rules, people “butting in to prevent you doing your job”, where in-fact the rules and legislation are there to protect you the employer and your employees. In the UK we have the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) helping to prevent needless accidents and [...]